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With Penn State’s recent announcement of the next six communities to receive seed-grant funding through its Invent Penn State initiative, the University’s economic development effort has grown to include 13 hubs for innovation spread across Pennsylvania.

Kids' College is back for another summer at Penn State Altoona. A variety of camp themes allow children to cultivate their interest in a particular area or explore new territory.

Following is a list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty at Penn State Altoona.

Following is a list of fixed-term faculty promotions at Penn State, effective July 1, 2016.

The following is a list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members at Penn State, effective July 1, 2016.

Penn State Altoona is the recipient of a $50,000 seed grant to expand entrepreneurial endeavors through the Invent Penn State initiative.

The Penn State Altoona Education Conference, featuring Ron Clark, will be held Aug. 5, at the Blair County Convention Center.

Penn State’s College of Nursing Honor Society, Beta Sigma, selected the Jared Box Project as its spring 2016 service project. The goal of the program is to lift the spirits of children in hospitals by giving them a small plastic storage box filled with games, toys and other activities.

The WPS Office Solutions 3-D Printer Lab at Penn State Altoona, located on the lower level of the Robert E. Eiche Library, was formally dedicated April 26.

Donna Bon, director of the Sheetz Fellows Program and senior instructor in entrepreneurship, was presented with two commendations of praise from the state during a Sheetz Fellows meeting April 26.